Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
AgiBot releases Genie Studio 2.0 for robot work orchestration
- AgiBot says validation of a new operating scenario can take as little as seven days.
- The company reports use in manufacturing and rail-transport settings.
Mitsubishi Electric subsidiary announces Robot Mobility Support Service Lite
- The plan uses existing remote-monitoring connections and generally requires neither extra dedicated equipment nor elevator construction.
- Monthly operating charges are about one-third of the previous plan; robot purchase or leasing costs remain separate.
- Elevator downtime can be as short as one hour, with additional modification charges possible depending on the elevator.
NEURA Robotics unveils 4NE1 Gen 4 humanoid
- The new body is slimmer and 20% lighter than its predecessor.
- A black textile exterior accompanies revised hands and reflex functions embedded in the limbs.
- Neuron AI combines visual, touch, force, audio and robot-state inputs for motion control.
Blue Ops introduces B-Series vessels with B18 and B39 available to order
- B18 has completed sea trials, while B39 has entered low-rate production.
- B-26 is the new name for the former Variant 7 platform.
- The range is intended to support different mission and payload requirements within a common maritime portfolio.
SkyfireAI joins Evolver DFR turnkey public-safety programme launch
- The configuration combines ANAFI UKR GOV aircraft, DBOX PRT docking and FlyAura software.
- Services cover planning, installation, training, support and FAA/BVLOS assistance.
- The commercial offer uses one purchase order for a multiyear programme without recurring subscription fees.
HD Hyundai Robotics reveals dual-arm prototype at FIX 2026
- Each arm is rated for up to 7 kg with 630 mm reach; the upper-body platform has five-finger hands.
- The roadmap adds a wheeled base first, followed by bipedal mobility and an in-house robot foundation model.
- Initial target processes are kitting and assembly, with welding and painting planned later.
Agile Robots unveils Agile ONE SN humanoid reference platform
- The 1.4 m platform has 31 body degrees of freedom plus 20 in each hand and supports up to 3 kg payload per arm.
- GR00T 1.7, whole-body control and URDF/USD assets connect demonstration capture, simulation, training and physical testing.
- Availability is scheduled for early 2027; NVIDIA Halos safety integration is being explored.
NVIDIA expands Isaac with Isaac OS, Lab 3.0 and robot-learning assets
- Isaac OS is an open-source Holoscan-based runtime connecting AI, sensors, controls and physical robot hardware.
- SimReady Central Library has more than 2,000 robotics and factory assets; full Human 1 Maccess is restricted to Cosmos Coalition partners.
- Three DGX Station workflows cover GR00T reinforcement learning, dexterous manipulation and Cosmos synthetic-data generation using ChatGPT Astra.
Unitree unveils H2-X in Kung Fu Legend Guardian demonstration
- The video shows outdoor jumps and flips around vehicles, including a jump from a platform labeled four metres high.
- Unitree advertises maximum endurance of approximately eight hours; the video does not establish a continuous-work duty cycle.
- Protection and assistance sequences use staged scenarios with actors and mannequins.
Qianjue Technology launches Polibrain predictive world model
- Polibrain predicts task-relevant state changes in latent representations rather than generating every future video frame.
- The architecture separates shared understanding of the environment from embodiment-specific action execution.
- The company reports adaptation across nearly 50 robot models or forms, with commercial validation in service, logistics, retail and home scenarios.
NVIDIA introduces Halos SAFE and Alpamayo 2 Edge for autonomous-driving development
- Halos SAFE combines simulation and physical testing to generate traceable vehicle-safety evidence.
- Alpamayo Agentic Factory supports workflows for adapting and evaluating driving models across vehicles, conditions and regions.
- The announcement covers development programmes on Hyperion across passenger vehicles, robotaxis and autonomous freight.
Bear Robotics launches KINO-2 robot-learning platform for KR1
- At GTC Berlin, KR 1 takes a warehouse-system order, crates bottles, delivers the crate and returns with an empty one.
- Bear reports reducing GR 00 T inference from approximately 500 ms to around 60 ms using Isaac OS, TensorRT and quantization in internal measurements.
- The platform supports Bear’s own models and external foundation models through shared training, evaluation and deployment tools.
Honda UNI-ONE gains HoloLab corporate adoption and XR development service
- The service includes trial rides and demonstrations combining UNI-ONE with AR glasses.
- HoloLab offers planning and development of XR experiences linked to the mobility robot.
- Target settings include commercial venues, tourism sites, museums, exhibitions and theme parks.
CoreWeave launches Physical AI Launchables for robotics and AV development
- Launch templates support Isaac Sim, CARLA, MuJoCo, AlpaSim and Cosmos 3, with blank configurations for custom workloads.
- Cosmos Data Factory skills support augmentation, labeling, curation and retrieval across video, images and text.
- Templates include resource controls and coding-agent skills for launching runs, monitoring execution and retrieving results.
Robotiq opens pre-orders for 2FC tactile Physical AI Gripper
- Embedded functions include grasp-quality assessment, incipient-slip detection, object-pose estimation and grip verification.
- Robotiq lists 28 taxels, 1 kHz dynamic sensing and 85 mm or 140 mm stroke configurations.
- Existing 2F-85 and 2F-140 users can add tactile fingertips and an AI Hub while preserving the tool centre point.
ugo opens orders for mini G2 ahead of November deliveries
- The platform combines 3D LiDAR and ultrasonic sensing; an optical-zoom option is planned as a paid upgrade.
- The ultrasonic driving-safety function is scheduled for a 2027 operating-system update.
- The original ugo mini has shipped more than 100 units cumulatively since January 2025; that figure is not G2 shipments.
BigWave Robotics launches Hyper Foundry development platform
- Four modules cover Data Studio, Model Studio, Mission Studio and a Data Library.
- The platform supports environment-specific installation and on-premises data management.
- A platform and humanoid demonstration is scheduled for the October 22 BIGWAVE SHIFT summit in Seoul.
UNITED ARROWS and GMO AIR release clothing collection for humanoids
- The range comprises a jacket, trousers, T-shirt and scarf in light grey.
- Design work addressed joint clearance, motion range and heat dissipation, including omitted linings.
- The online sales page is scheduled for November 20, with sales also planned through physical events.
Tennant launches P1 VAC autonomous robotic vacuum
- The platform combines autonomous vacuuming and dust mopping with a side brush for edges.
- Its navigation and mobile-app tools support scheduled routes and remote cleaning management.
- Cumberland School District in Wisconsin participated in product testing; no shipment volume or sales count was disclosed.
Lincoln Electric launches XpertLINC physical-AI welding platform
- An operator indicates the start and end points before the system scans actual joint geometry and fit-up.
- The platform generates paths and weld parameters within customer-approved procedures and can flag out-of-specification parts.
- Demonstrations at FABTECH are scheduled for October 21–23; expansion to other automation systems is planned.
Allegro MicroSystems expands humanoid sensing and 48V power portfolio
- The A81481 integrates dual buck regulators, five LDO outputs and ASIL-D-capable diagnostics in a 6×6 mm package.
- A17802/A17803 inductive sensors target high-torque joints; CT310 TMR and A33023 Hall-effect sensors address compact joints and fingers.
- Sarcomere Dynamics is integrating Allegro controllers, sensors and power ICs into its Scorpion gripper, with an ARTUS Dex 24-DoF hand extension planned.
Tuesday Labs reveals Voxel Series-1 home robot
- Animated reference motion informs the robot’s learned walking and expressive movement; prototypes demonstrate locomotion and object interaction.
- The official product page specifies seven-degree-of-freedom arms, single-degree-of-freedom grippers and stereo RGB plus wide-field vision.
- Limited Series-1 reservations require a refundable US$200 payment, with shipping planned for 2028.
Shiawase Mono Kobo unveils Noruno Atlas cart-transport prototype
- The concept avoids requiring dedicated replacement carts or towing fixtures.
- A low, compact chassis is intended for constrained routes and cart handling.
- The prototype is at technical-validation and market-exploration stage; general-sale and production dates were not announced.
Arbe launches Gryphon 4D imaging radar for unmanned ground vehicles
- Its automotive-derived architecture combines 48 transmitting and 48 receiving channels.
- Dense radar data supports obstacle and negative-obstacle detection, free-space mapping, tracking, odometry and localisation.
- The system targets small UGVs through heavy industrial vehicles, with extended data-cable support for sensor placement.
beRobox launches arm-mounted 3D Dynamic Safety for PALTZ
- The protective area moves with robot position, combining arm-state information with three-dimensional presence detection.
- The companies say the system can allow a pallet change at one station while palletizing continues at the other, subject to the safety configuration.
- The module is being demonstrated with a Universal Robots UR20 at PACK EXPO International in Chicago.
Dream Labs launches Dream API for robot foundation-model access
- The service converts camera inputs, robot state and language instructions into robot actions.
- Initial work focuses on tabletop gripper manipulation; wheeled robots and dexterous hands are planned extensions.
- The company reports more than twenty hardware partners and distinguishes baseline zero-shot control from additional partner-specific adaptation.
Imacreate launches motion-reproduction software for Unitree G1
- The annual licence costs JPY 5 million before tax, excluding the robot; implementation support starts at JPY 3 million per month.
- Processing and motion data remain on a local GPU-equipped computer.
- In company testing, G1 performed kendama for about an hour without intervention, with approximately 4,000 successes per hand.
Ludens AI opens INU public crowdfunding presales in Japan
- The campaign runs through November 29; shipments are planned from around February 2027.
- INU responds through touch, expressive eyes, sounds and movement, using millimetre-wave presence sensing without a camera.
- Visitors can try the robot at Futako-Tamagawa Tsutaya Electrics’ GREEN FUNDING exhibition through December 14.
AiMOGA schedules Mobo global showcase and pre-orders for October summit
- The 22-degree-of-freedom robot uses MoAgent for multimodal interaction, spatial perception and task planning.
- The summit programme also includes Mornine, Argos Pro, police and healthcare robot demonstrations.
- AiMOGA’s broader portfolio has more than 3,000 cumulative deliveries across more than 60 countries and regions; these figures are not Mobo-only deliveries.
iPresence begins kubi 2.0 sales at ¥165,000 with 300-unit initial run
- The ¥165,000 price includes Japanese tax and excludes the iPad; the initial production run is 300 units.
- Independent motors provide 300° pan and 55° tilt, with approximately four hours of cordless operation.
- The iPresence Agent feature launches in beta for face-oriented reception and guidance applications.
Axonex joint venture launches TOMO education humanoid and joins FLAIR hub
- TOMO combines an expressive face, interactive chest display and two-finger parallel grippers for reading, STEM education and supervised robotics activities.
- The FLAIR collaboration initially explores education and manufacturing, pairing robot platforms with scenario training, model development and technology validation.
- Rice Robotics HK is an indirect majority-owned joint-venture entity; the announcement does not quantify robot sales or deployment scale.
Standard Bots launches AI platform with Agent, Locate and Inspect
- Agent builds routines through natural-language dialogue, drawing on the company’s robot manuals and programming practices.
- Locate lets operators identify objects by tapping the camera feed or describing them in text, supporting changes between parts without manually specifying every waypoint.
- Inspect, developed with Roboflow, loads customer-trained vision models into robot routines to flag surface defects such as scratches.
ABB Robotics upgrades Fashion Inductor with AI Robot Trainer
- ABB says pre-trained fashion-specific vision models and retraining tools can reduce engineering and commissioning effort by up to 75%.
- A new digital twin connects Application Controller Platform, Automatic Path Planning, AI Robot Trainer and RobotStudio, including support for third-party grippers.
- The closed-loop workflow monitors robot performance, identifies anomalies, generates training data and returns model updates to the robot.
LuminWave opens DM-Mini near-field 3D camera sample applications
- The camera measures 60 × 29 × 30 mm and weighs approximately 80 g, with a stated depth range of 0.04–1 m.
- LuminWave specifies 4 mm depth accuracy at 0.5–1 m, RGB output up to 1600 × 1200 and up to 30 fps.
- A SerDes interface supports compact robot wiring; an IMU and custom module delivery are optional.
iRobot Japan announces Roomba Max 875 Combo for 21 October release
- Japanese availability is scheduled for 21 October; the announcement was published on 14 October.
- ThermaMist sprays 60°C water, while the AutoWash station washes the mop at 80°C and dries it at 55°C.
- The Japan-market package costs ¥249,800 including tax and qualifies for the local three-year premium support programme.
Inovance debuts H1 wheeled humanoid in CIIF welding-line demonstration
- H1 uses dual seven-axis arms with force control, liquid cooling, IP54 protection and hot-swappable batteries.
- The exhibit demonstrates vision-guided loading, unloading and workpiece repositioning in a welding workflow.
- H1 is presented in an exhibition demonstration; customer deployments and scaled production are undisclosed.
Hesai formally launches Kosmo spatial camera for Physical AI data capture
- The Shanghai launch is a formal-commercialization milestone following the earlier2026 unveiling.
- Hesai has signed robotics-company agreements to use Kosmo; revenue projections are undisclosed.
- Hesai actuators are used in Sharpa Wave hands, a separate component fact from the camera launch.
DJI launches Dock 4 and Matrice 5TD with automated battery swapping
- Dock 4 completes a battery swap in 25 seconds under DJI’s test conditions.
- Matrice 5TD offers up to 59 minutes of flight and combines thermal, telephoto and night-vision imaging with lidar, mmWave and vision obstacle sensing.
- FlightHub 2 supports mission management, while onboard AI recognizes 17 object classes; availability varies by region.
FORT Robotics launches Connectivity Aggregation for robot communications
- The software aggregates cellular, satellite, Wi-Fi and tactical radio, adapting as network conditions change.
- Customers can run it on their own hardware, independently or alongside FORT’s safety and security platform.
- FORT says the solution is in active rollout with several defence customers.
REEMAN launches Ant AMR for indoor-outdoor factory logistics
- The robot supports central fleet scheduling, automatic charging, battery swapping, and elevator or gate interfaces.
- Open APIs and SDKs connect the platform with warehouse and manufacturing-management systems.
- The launch describes light-rain operation, asphalt routes and gentle slopes.
GMO AIR opens Japan preorders for Unitree G1+
- G1+ adds two neck joints to the original G1’s 23 degrees of freedom and combines binocular and chest cameras, 3D lidar and voice interaction.
- The new offering extends the authorized Japanese distribution agreement signed with Unitree on June 19; battery operation is stated at about two hours, with external power also supported.
Dobot introduces VEGA7, PULSA and CRH robot platforms at CIIF
- VEGA7 offers seven axes, 7 kg payload, 725 mm reach and stated ±0.03 mm repeatability, with torque sensing at every joint.
- PULSA includes 7 kg and 12 kg variants and was demonstrated playing golf.
- CRH combines internal wiring with torque sensing and was demonstrated in a bartending task.
Lantronix introduces Spotter autonomy compute platform
- Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 provides up to 12.5 TOPS at single-digit watts on a 42 × 120 mm board.
- The platform combines AI, vision, sensing and vehicle control, supporting PX4, ArduPilot, Betaflight and MAVLink.
- Lantronix is previewing Spotter at AUSA in Washington, D.C.
TDK-InvenSense announces worldwide PositionSense availability
- The architecture combines a six-axis IMU, three-axis TMR magnetometer and on-chip fusion and calibration software.
- Four hardware configurations combine ICM-45608 or ICM-45689 IMUs with ICT-15318 or ICT-15312 magnetometers.
- The high-dynamic IMU variants support ±32 g acceleration and ±4000 degrees per second angular-rate ranges.
AutoStore unveils Fall 2026 hardware and software updates
- FlexBinsPort supports all standard bin heights at one workstation, with release planned for Q4 2026; AutoCase support for 600 × 400 mm cases is scheduled for Q1 2027.
- Pio Pal is live at Norwegian apparel brand Famme under a Robotics-as-a-Service model; further customer adoption is planned for Q1 2027.
- CubeExplore adds GenAI-supported investment modeling, while CubeFleet combines maintenance alerts, guidance and work orders across one or multiple sites.
ABB Robotics globally launches IRB 1700 robots at CIIF 2026
- The two mid-size robots span five payload models from 6 to 12 kg, with stated path repeatability of 0.03 mm and joint speeds up to 700 degrees per second.
- The GoFa coffee demonstration uses a human example, agentic task planning and OmniCore EyeMotion vision; ABB says EyeMotion with AI Robot Trainer can reduce commissioning time by up to 90%.
- China-specific introductions include the IRB 6720 Lite+ and a 7 kg PoWa variant; E-Device enables programming and control from users’ own PCs and tablets.
Physical Intelligence opens Pi API beta to more robot developers
- Teams can upload their robot data, launch fine-tuning on PI-managed compute and infrastructure, and run the resulting models through hosted inference.
- Early users include Argon Robotics, which trained a dish-racking policy within 35 hours, and General Instinct, which trained a server-assembly policy within three days.
- Beta participation is by application; most showcased applications use cloud-hosted inference, with network connectivity identified as an area for improvement.
SEEN·E unveils SE-1 model, Sculptor and Edge robots at CIIF
- Sculptor uses configurable bases and end tools for mixed-case palletizing, picking, truck handling and related logistics tasks.
- Edge demonstrated 0.1 mm-class cable insertion under perturbations and interactive, multi-step candy packing.
- The model combines a World Model MoE architecture, OMPO experience matching and asynchronous off-policy reinforcement learning.
Skydio makes ISR Command available for X10D multi-drone missions
- One operator can manage two X10D aircraft from a single controller, with autonomous observation handoff as batteries run down.
- Camera-based navigation supports GNSS-denied flight, while TAK and NGC2 connections share target positions, video and telemetry.
- The system supports STANAG 4609/MISB 0601 and STANAG 0903/MISB 0903 metadata for static and moving targets.
JD Industrial launches one-stop robotics component procurement platform
- The platform aggregates over 1,600 original manufacturers, component suppliers, contract manufacturers and distributors.
- A second phase of the robotics component-industry alliance focuses on jointly developed standards and supply-chain coordination.
- Five standardized robot battery designs and cooperation with over 20 brands support purchasing plans for more than 10,000 batteries.
Gates launches IntraLogix LRB-100 conveyor belt in the United States
- The design removes the fabric construction associated with V-guide delamination.
- Gates’ comparison testing reports more than five times the belt life and approximately 75% less elongation than conventional designs.
- LRB-100 extends the existing IntraLogix range alongside LRB-45 and LRB-77.
Axera launches AX8860 edge-AI chips and A256S module at CIIF
- Vendor specifications include256 TOPS mixed-precision computation with native FP4,128 GB LPDDR5X and273 GB/s memory bandwidth.
- AXLink cascading, PCIe 5.0 and multi-stream video processing support larger compute configurations.
- Dexmal demonstrated DM0.5 on Axera’s platform across insertion, quality inspection and dexterous cutting tasks.
Mobilicom launches SwarmiX mesh communications family
- The family targets throughput up to 1 Gbps and mesh networks connecting hundreds of nodes.
- An embedded module serves drones and robots; a ruggedized unit serves operators, vehicles and launch systems.
- Multi-band spectrum agility extending up to 7 GHz is part of the suite’s roadmap.
Miko developer Inner Sky Labs launches physical-AI model stack
- Drishti, Shruti and Sparsh address vision, audio and tactile perception; Kriya, Prana and Karma address physical action intelligence.
- Kavach evaluates proposed actions before execution and can block actions that violate locally defined safety rules.
- Deployment options include cloud, on-premises and on-device operation, including offline environments.
IAI introduces HawkGuard interceptor-drone defence system
- Radar and electro-optical sensors feed AI-enabled command and control for threat detection and tracking.
- The modular system is designed for mobile platforms, permanent facilities, strategic infrastructure and offshore assets.
- IAI says the system completed successful detection, tracking and interception tests before its AUSA unveiling.
JODELL introduces tactile sensing and JoEgo Core product matrix
- JOTAC optical tactile modules support modular replacement and contact-data collection.
- JoEgo Core combines acquisition, storage and high-speed transfer as an integrated data hub.
- The company packages dexterous hands, end-effectors, tactile sensing and data tools into execution units and industrial workstations.
Asmec begins offering Vecow EAC-7000 computers in Japan
- The offering includes five configurations with camera, PoE+ and 10GigE interface options.
- T5000 and T4000 configurations are advertised at up to 2,070 and 1,200 FP4 TFLOPS respectively.
- The system supports JetPack 7.0, Isaac Perceptor and Holoscan Sensor Bridge for robotics and multi-sensor applications.
Textron Systems launches CoreMotion robotic control package
- The package coordinates steering, braking and power distribution from human or machine-generated commands.
- Rugged computers, actuators, wiring and electronics are designed for field-level installation on new or existing fleets.
- Textron reports more than 8,000 operational miles across its RIPSAW family; that history is a company-reported validation metric.
Forterra launches OASIS-OneLink mission integration platform
- OneLink works alongside existing command-and-control tools through the OASIS-Fabric integration framework.
- Operators can add or swap capabilities without starting a custom integration for each new system.
- Native desktop applications support offline operations when connectivity is unavailable.
Red Cat unveils TRICHON VTOL ISR drone
- Red Cat Aerial combines the two teams and technologies under one public identity.
- TRICHON combines long-endurance VTOL ISR with an electronics core drawn from technology used by U.S. and allied operators.
- The new platform joins Black Widow, FANG, Edge 130 and Hellcat at AUSA 2026 in Washington, D.C.
Elsight launches GNSS-denied Positioning capability
- Existing Halo customers receive the application as a software or feature unlock without additional hardware.
- Its fusion engine combines cellular Timing Advance, nearby base-station signals, verified GPS and motion vectors.
- Elsight says it cross-checks GPS against cellular-derived location and alerts when they diverge beyond a threshold.
Charging Robotics launches automated charging platform for autonomous fleets
- The platform uses a ground charging pad and onboard receiver, with stated power up to 10 kW and efficiency up to 95% under specified conditions.
- Scheduling considers battery state, vehicle requirements and expected departures, with session logs and remote monitoring.
GM Defense unveils Silverado-based unmanned ground vehicle concept
- The UGV uses a Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD dual-rear-wheel skateboard architecture.
- Silent logistics and casualty evacuation are intended missions, with functional trials targeted for 2027.
- The accompanying EPIQ Hybrid prototype pairs a 60-kilowatt, 100-kilowatt-hour energy-storage system with an onboard generator.
Leonardo DRS launches cxMHR radar and begins initial production
- Four AESA radar panels and supporting systems are integrated into one transportable ISO-containerised system.
- The radar provides hemispheric surveillance for threats including unmanned aircraft, cruise missiles and rockets.
- Its open architecture supports integration with multiple air-defence command and control interfaces.
JAKA announces Kargo50 and Zu50 for CIIF debut
- Kargo50 targets heavy industrial tote handling and flexible material transfer.
- Zu50 was announced as a high-payload collaborative arm extending the Zu range.
- Earlier Kargo10 deployments in automotive components and electronics informed the larger platform; reported cycle-time improvements concern Kargo10.
LEAPTING launches AFR autonomous tracked forklift for solar construction
- The tracked platform carries payloads of up to 3,000 kg and combines GPS-RTK, laser SLAM and 3D vision for navigation.
- Fork-hole detection and autonomous pallet handling extend LEAPTING's module-installation workflow into on-site materials transport.
XPENG introduces YOYO robotaxi brand and booking mini-program
- A Robotaxi website page and the XPENG YOYO ride-booking mini-program are now online; public trial access will use invitation codes.
- More than 2,000 internal test rides had been completed in Guangzhou by August; passenger services without safety drivers are targeted for 2027.
Striding AI’s CP Robotics unveils H1 and C1 retail robots with M1 fleet platform
- Early partners will begin co-development and validation in real stores, with formal commercial service planned for 2027 through direct purchase or subscriptions.
- Core navigation, grasping and task execution can run locally; remote monitoring and human intervention use network connectivity.
- C1 is designed to move through narrow convenience-store aisles, while M1 coordinates tasks and monitors robot status across the fleet.
Kawasaki Robotics announces CP110L North American debut at PACK EXPO
- The four-axis robot offers 2,505 mm reach and up to 2,200 cases per hour under specified operating conditions.
- Its compact design requires a 2,242 mm ceiling height and routes cables and hoses through a hollow wrist.
b12 Labs launches Foundry robotic chemistry service
- Customers receive compounds and every experimental result, including failed reactions.
- The company reports work with three large pharmaceutical companies and clients in biotech, energy, universities, flavour and fragrance.
- b12 was seeking advice on setting up its own Bay Area wet lab.
SRC introduces Gryphon R1810 radar for Northrop Grumman’s Raid Hunter
- The design reuses Gryphon electronics and antenna modules, with eight subarrays per panel.
- A single panel can track an aerial target and the munition fired during an engagement.
- A four-panel configuration supports 360-degree surveillance for other missions.
Elephant Robotics myCobot Pro 630 goes on sale in Japan through Asmec
- The arm is rated for a 2 kg payload, 630 mm working radius and ±0.1 mm repeatability.
- Its development interfaces include Python, C++, ROS 1 and ROS 2, with USB, Wi-Fi, Ethernet and RS485 connectivity.
- Asmec offers product-selection advice, demonstration enquiries and post-installation technical support.
Gideon launches TREY autonomous forklift commercially across North America
- Medium- and heavy-duty models are offered, with advertised battery operating times of 12 and 10 hours respectively.
- Gideon rates handling at up to 28 pallets or cages per hour and supports more than 119 load-carrier types.
- Fleet management and a dashboard track trailer cycles, operating performance and associate interventions; time-stamped load images provide an inventory audit trail.
All3 unveils second-generation Mantis construction quadruped
- The platform weighs 135 kg excluding its arm and is designed to carry up to 100 kg while walking.
- All3 reports autonomous stair climbing and repeated screw-driving demonstrations into eight pilot holes, with 0.5 mm tool-tip alignment.
- A funded fleet-development programme covers robot cooperation, battery swapping and work verification; a telescopic arm reaching 4 m is also in development.
Upbeat Technology launches Bluemag Pi AI flight controller
- Its UP301 chip uses SiFive E3 and E2 cores to separate flight-critical work from other onboard tasks.
- The board runs Apache NuttX and supports PX4, ArduPilot and Betaflight, with dual IMUs and GNSS receivers for sensor cross-checking.
- Customers can buy the board for software development or the UP301 chip for custom carrier designs; CEATEC demonstrations are scheduled for October 13–16.
Arrive AI launches AP3 Plus delivery endpoint with onboard vision and edge compute
- An NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano runs local vision models for package presence, orientation, status and chain-of-custody tracking.
- Arrive OS handles local events and machine state through an interface to the Arrive Point Network; package data stays on the unit with optional cloud access and backup.
- The endpoint uses cellular or Wi-Fi connectivity and standard 120-volt power, with ground, wall, pad and freestanding mounting options.
Overland AI launches IBEX autonomous ground vehicle
- Overland specifies a 2,000-pound payload, autonomous speeds above 35 mph and a 250-mile cruising range at 20 mph.
- The diesel/JP-8 vehicle provides 5 kW of export power and is designed for V-22 transport.
- IBEX combines OverDrive autonomy software, OverWatch control software and SPARK hardware, with common parts shared with the military's MRZR fleet.
EOS outlines next-generation Slinger and 2027 U.S. production plan
- The upgrade adds enhanced sensing and selectable autonomous kill-chain functions.
- The system is designed to engage drones and ground threats while moving, without reconfiguring the weapon station.
- EOS plans to expand Huntsville production to shorten supply chains and delivery times for U.S. and allied customers.
Thales Australia and 3ME unveil BladeHAUL heavy logistics UGV
- The platform is rated for a 10-tonne payload, including a 20-foot container, and more than 600 kilometres of range.
- Its 3ME 660-volt power system includes 110 kWh of battery capacity and supports remote-controlled and autonomous operation.
- Australian Army trials are expected in 2027; proposed roles include logistics transport, mobile power and counter-UAS support.
Renesas launches four 100V GaN FETs for robotics and industrial drives
- The four 100V devices and evaluation boards are available now, with on-resistance spanning 1.2 to 5 milliohms.
- Bottom-side and dual-side cooling options use package footprints compatible with silicon devices.
- Renesas reports 40–70% lower switching losses and up to twice the system power density, depending on the application and architecture.
TwelveLabs releases Pegasus 1.6 for video understanding
- Documented uses include action labeling, quality checks of Physical-AI footage and prediction of an operator’s next action.
- The model supports a 261,120-token context window and analysis of one to twenty images per request.
- Video segmentation can return timestamped events within segments, alongside improved entity recognition and metadata extraction.
Kawasaki unveils Home LEO eldercare robot prototype
- The development programme covers conversation, daily-life monitoring and assistance such as finding and handing over items.
- Kawasaki plans demonstration trials with government bodies, medical and care institutions, and AI technology companies.
- The proposed care platform would share everyday and wellness data with care providers under user consent and appropriate information controls.
Harmattan AI unveils IRIFI autonomous deep-strike system
- Onboard navigation and processing are designed to maintain mission execution when satellite navigation or communications are degraded.
- Human commanders select targets and set mission parameters before authorising launch; the system then executes within those limits.
Tactien introduces CAST for independent counter-drone evaluation
- Blind red-team flights let analysts compare vendor detection feeds against the same ground-truth flight data.
- Site mapping and GIS inputs help identify interference and plan tests; three-dimensional replay supports track comparison.
- CAST scores detection, tracking and classification with common and custom performance measures, while analysts interpret the results.
Logistics Reply launches five warehouse AI agents with LEA authority framework
- The agents address stock shortages, labour distribution, ABC inventory reclassification, dock scheduling and delayed-task investigation.
- Lost & Found can use camera input to identify causes of delay, including an item blocking an autonomous mobile robot’s route.
- The framework combines four organisational maturity stages with five authority levels, from informing users to governed autonomy.
OMNIVISION launches OG05D global-shutter HDR image sensor for robotics and machine vision
- The 2.2-micrometre global-shutter design combines single-exposure HDR with near-infrared imaging.
- The company specifies up to 146 frames per second in linear mode and 60 frames per second for HDR modes.
- Mass production is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026.
Farsight Vision introduces GPS-denied navigation module for ground robots
- The module displays obstacles, pits and slopes and refines localisation against a pre-generated 3D terrain model.
- Operators can access the model through FSV App while newly scanned data updates their view of the route.
- Autonomous return over several kilometres is targeted by year-end, with longer-range operation a later development goal.
RoboParty unveils RP1 humanoid at IROS
- PartyOS and the UFO unsupervised reinforcement-learning framework supported motion policies, balance recovery and transitions between learned skills.
- The company planned progressive release of motion-control software, simulation environments, SDKs and training tools, with further roadmap details due in October and broader releases later in the fourth quarter.
Bonsai Robotics launches Bonsai World for rugged-environment autonomy simulation
- Satellite imagery becomes structured 3D scenarios with terrain, dust, debris, animals and vehicle variations.
- The company says its underlying models use more than 50 million real-world samples gathered across more than one million acres.
- Google Gemini interprets imagery; Google Cloud virtual machines and NVIDIA GPUs support training and generated-environment inference.
DroneShield launches Mission Ready Services subscription
- The service supports existing and next-generation DroneShield products globally.
- Existing software-subscription customers transition at their next renewal.
- DroneShield reports more than 4,100 software-enabled devices already in the field.
ANYbotics renames Data Navigator to Shift and announces October software release
- Maps, Fleet, Insight and Connect combine site models, ANYmal mission orchestration, inspection analysis and integration with plant systems.
- ANYbotics reports 120,000+ inspections analysed per month and 1,000+ industrial assets monitored; these are software operating metrics, not robot or site counts.
- Third-party robot and sensor data ingestion is scheduled for Shift 1.0; managing third-party fleets is planned for 2027. Existing customer deployments continue.
Space Data launches RobotBrain for multi-vendor robot deployment and learning
- RobotBrain passes tested configurations to physical robots and returns field measurements to simulation.
- Its four uses cover predeployment validation, operational optimisation, learning data and operator training.
- Overnight field-data processing generates improvement proposals that require human approval.
Primech Holdings unveils Primech Vision with headquarters fleet pilot
- Facility issues detected by robots, cameras or personnel become tasks assigned to robots or human team members, with completion tracked centrally.
- The pilot combines delivery, reception and cleaning robots with Primech AI’s HYTRON restroom-cleaning robot.
- Live customer demonstrations for visitors from Asia, Europe and the United States are planned to begin in October 2026.
Genisom AI debuts L1 Maker and presents MATRiX 2.0 at IROS
- L1 Maker has 12 degrees of freedom, an 8 kg maximum payload, up to 40-degree slope climbing and open sensor and compute interfaces.
- The quadruped supports hands-on assembly, system integration, calibration, motion control and algorithm development.
- MATRiX 2.0 supports simulated perception, navigation, locomotion and multi-robot collaboration before physical deployment.
Harpak-ULMA launches hygienic robotic-loading platform
- Open stainless-steel construction, self-draining surfaces and IP69K-rated components support washdown and cleaning access.
- Application-selected 2D or 3D vision and product-specific tooling guide loading for thermoforming, flow wrapping and tray sealing.
- The platform will be shown at PACK EXPO International in October and Rockwell Automation Fair in November 2026.
NUBURU unveils Site Dome industrial-site protection service
- Drone-in-a-box missions provide visual and thermal observations under remote pilot supervision and operating authorisations.
- Orbit connects site events to affected resources, continuity procedures, responsible personnel and auditable records.
- Optional Safe-Dome passive airspace awareness requires separate assessment and agreement; the initial proposal totals about $0.7M over three years.
Jungheinrich opens EAC 212a autonomous pallet robot for orders
- Integrated lifting connects floor storage, conveyors, production and dispatch workflows.
- Launch software includes automated block storage and retrieval, pallet-position management and autonomous disruption recovery.
- Demo and try-and-buy programmes let customers evaluate the robot in their own operating processes.
Preferred Robotics begins Kachaka Evo sales
- The model had been announced in December 2025, with initial deployments beginning in March 2026.
- Evo extends the Kachaka series into heavier material movement in manufacturing and logistics.
- Users configure autonomous transport through an application without extensive facility alterations.
Nikon announces 3D tracking upgrade for Robot Vision System
- The software estimates position, inclination and orientation while parts move on a conveyor.
- Nikon says robots can follow moving workpieces without an external conveyor encoder.
- Existing Robot Vision System customers can obtain the feature through a paid software update scheduled for October 2026.
Ondas launches long-range Dronebuster REACH counter-UAS effector
- The effector uses command-and-control disruption and GNSS denial, with optional positioning, navigation and timing electronic attack.
- REACH receives cueing from Ondas detection, tracking and identification systems and integrates with DefenseOS command-and-control software.
- The layered architecture supports handoff to kinetic interception when electronic effects are insufficient.